Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
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- S. bombifrons – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- S. bombifrons – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- S. bombifrons – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- S. bombifrons – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Spea bombifrons occurs western Texas, extreme southern Texas, most of New Mexico, southeastern Utah and northeastern and southeastern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Spea bombifrons (Cope – 1863)
Genus: Spea, Greek – speos = cave, cavern, an opening
Species: bombifrons, Greek – bombos = buzzing + frons = leaf or frond
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962